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ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 89, Issue 6, Pages S2146-S2150Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.021
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Although etiology and pathology of symptomatic diaphragm paralysis and eventration are distinct, their treatments are the same: to reduce dysfunctional caudal excursion of the diaphragm during inspiration by plication. Minimally invasive diaphragm plication techniques have emerged as equally effective and less morbid alternatives to open plication. This review focuses on the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diaphragmatic eventration or paralysis in adults. (Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 89: S2146-50) (C) 2010 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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